Commercial bank branches in Finland
Finland: Commercial bank branches was 3.78 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commercial bank branches in Finland, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
Finland recorded 3.78 per 100,000 adults for commercial bank branches in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.6% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Finland peaked at 17.02 per 100,000 adults in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.78 per 100,000 adults, in 2024.
Finland ranks 155th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Finland, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.18 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 14.42 per 100,000 adults | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 16.94 per 100,000 adults | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 16.08 per 100,000 adults | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 16.02 per 100,000 adults | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.97 per 100,000 adults | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 15.51 per 100,000 adults | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 17.02 per 100,000 adults | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 15.5 per 100,000 adults | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 14.1 per 100,000 adults | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 9.42 per 100,000 adults | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 8.49 per 100,000 adults | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3 per 100,000 adults | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 6.46 per 100,000 adults | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 4.8 per 100,000 adults | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 4.48 per 100,000 adults | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 4.01 per 100,000 adults | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 6.15 per 100,000 adults | +53.3% |
| 2022 | 5.97 per 100,000 adults | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 5.87 per 100,000 adults | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.78 per 100,000 adults | -35.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.27 per 100,000 adults | 13.18 per 100,000 adults | 16.94 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.31 per 100,000 adults | 4.48 per 100,000 adults | 17.02 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.16 per 100,000 adults | 3.78 per 100,000 adults | 6.15 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 152 Netherlands 3.96 per 100,000 adults compare
- 153 Congo 3.92 per 100,000 adults compare
- 154 Tajikistan 3.88 per 100,000 adults compare
- 156 Mali 3.64 per 100,000 adults compare
- 157 Lesotho 3.53 per 100,000 adults compare
- 158 Mozambique 3.49 per 100,000 adults compare
More financial sector data for Finland
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0239 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,340 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 8.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,109 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,904 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in Finland?
- Commercial bank branches in Finland was 3.78 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.02 per 100,000 adults in 2011.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.78 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for commercial bank branches?
- Finland ranks 155th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.